Dr. Pengyi Shi

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Pengyi Shi is an Associate Professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, having joined in January 2014. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research is centered around devising data-driven, high-fidelity models that develop predictive and prescriptive analytics to support decision-making within healthcare service systems. A significant focus of his work includes enhancing patient flow models to improve hospital operations and patient outcomes. Dr. Shi's methodologies encompass stochastic models, queueing theory, Markov decision processes, and various machine learning techniques, including reinforcement learning and online learning. He has actively contributed to tools that support inpatient discharge management, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of healthcare, he has worked on predictive operations tools within the criminal justice system. His work aims not only to address immediate operational challenges but also to foresee and alleviate systemic stresses in these critical sectors.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2014-01-01 — Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Joined Purdue's Krannert School of Management, focusing on Operations Management.

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.